Aviation Week & Space Technology

Airline profits may ease as fuel costs rise, the business jet market is likely to get “less bad,” and signs bode well for defense sector growth.

China Southern Airlines will eventually base 200 aircraft at the new airport being built in Beijing’s southern suburbs.

Introducing new, lighter helmet posed challenges for manufacturer Martin-Baker’s F-35 ejection seats.

JAXA’s mission to de-orbit space debris hits a hurdle when a 700-m cable fails to deploy.

The supersized Raytheon/MHI Standard Missile-3 Block 2A is on track for deployment in 2018 following a successful intercept test.

Data from the Geostationary Carbon Cycle Observatory also is expected to help researchers aid governments in meeting carbon-reduction goals as well as farmers.

European Union-wide regulation would establish common rules for growing the civil unmanned-aircraft market in member countries.

Kratos has two armed combat drones and a number of secret projects under development for the Pentagon. Its newest design could reach China from Guam.

UTC Aerospace Systems struggled to recover from the setback of losing the F-35 ejection seat competition to Martin-Baker, but with the first customers in hand for its latest ACES 5 the company is targeting domestic and international opportunities.

The Pentagon wants an unmanned refueling capability to extend the range of the carrier air wing.

Once installed, the FAA’s NAS Voice System will allow controllers anywhere to communicate with pilots everywhere.

As fighters become more advanced and expensive, the number of aircraft produced and ordered continues to fall, so Martin-Baker wants to broaden out the market and its capabilities.

Bye battery and solar electrics; Clean laminar flow tests; Airbus composite center wing-box; Otherlab paper UAV; GNSS boost.

Braathens Regional Airlines has wanted since 2015 to prove that IATA’s goal of halving emissions by 2050 is attainable in 2025.

Our chief aircraft evaluation pilot, Fred George, flew the CS300. Our avionics and safety editor, John Croft, has done simulator runs. Executive Editor Jim Asker quizzes them on their impressions of Bombardier’s newest airliner.

Our chief aircraft evaluation pilot says he has yet to fly a jetliner with more docile yet responsive handling qualities.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

In this week’s Washington Outlook, hiring freeze complicates Pentagon weapons procurement, IATA response to Muslim immigration ban, defense budget tracker, testing Trump’s mettle, and the makeup of the NSC.

Bombardier’s CS300 is significantly lighter than its competitors, thanks to advanced materials. We outline some here.

Northrop, Raytheon bow out of $16 billion trainer competition, leaving a distinct opening for Boeing and Lockheed.

Tariff-free trade and the free movement of skilled workers are critical to aerospace—and both are at risk.

It is easy to identify victims of free trade agreements, but much harder to show there have been more winners.

As the Internet of Things evolves, the potential for disruption in the aviation and aerospace value chains also increases.

BAE secures foreign development partner role on Turkish TF-X fighter project.

The “big three” Gulf carriers, which were growing so fast a short time ago, are facing a reversal due to weakening oil economies and adverse political trends.